14th-Century Painting to Sell at Auction Under Restitution Settlement with German-Jewish Art Historian’s Heir
The work is expected to fetch between $300,000–$500,000 when it is offered later this month by Sotheby's
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New Report Recommends Dutch Restitutions Commission Be ‘More Empathic’ In Handling Claims
The authors of the report suggest that the commission could abolish its "balance of interests" methods for restitution cases.
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Portland Museum of Art Wins Appeal in Bequest Lawsuit, Funding for Restitution Research, and More: Morning Links from May 6, 2020
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To Avoid Lawsuit, National Gallery of Art Returns Picasso Work to Heirs of German-Jewish Banker
The museum said it has owned the work since 2001.
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Met Museum Can Keep Famed Picasso Painting ‘The Actor,’ Following Court Decision in Restitution Case
A claim for return of the artwork from 1905 had been issued after too much time, the court said.
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Issues & Commentary: Addressing Returns
There was a time when the principle of returning to African countries art and artifacts removed under colonial rule seemed on its way to becoming an international norm.
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Restitution Suit Pits Owner of 18th-Century Painting Against Polish Government
The lawsuit claims that the case demonstrates Poland's ongoing anti-Semitism.
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‘I’ve Regained a Part of My Family’: Unusual Swiss Restitution Case Brings John Constable Painting Home to Heirs in France
The work was won back from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds by a retired history teacher on behalf of his distant aunt.
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The Mysterious Journey of an Erotic Masterpiece
Femme nue couchée, one of several Courbets owned by the Hungarian Jewish collector Baron Ferenc Hatvany, disappeared after World War II from a Budapest bank vault. The painting resurfaced 50 years…
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Descendant of the Pharaohs
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's antiquities council, is mounting a campaign to repatriate artistic icons from museums around the world.
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